I must begin by saying when you hear people come to the floor and invoke the word ``fairness'' in a debate where they oppose the basic right to vote, they drain that word of all of its meaning. Now they come to the floor with the nerve to object to the procedure. Mind you, the substance is really what they are after. If in fact the District of Columbia was a largely Republican city, these Members would be on the floor arguing for voting rights for the District of Columbia just as the radical Republican abolitionists gave us the vote, which was then taken from us, and gave us home rule.
James Norton: “I must begin by saying when you hear people come to the floor and invoke the word ``fairness'' in a debate where they…”
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Discussing voting rights for the District of Columbia during a floor debate.
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